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GBIF European Nodes Meeting 2013 Andorran GBIF

GBIF European Nodes Meeting 2013 Andorran GBIF. ANDORRA. Andorra: · 468 km2 · Altitudinal range : 850 to 2940 m a.s.l . · Mean elevation : 2000m a.s.l . · 175 CORINE habitats (28 CI – 53 %). Here we are !. WHAT’S THE CENMA ?.

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GBIF European Nodes Meeting 2013 Andorran GBIF

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  1. GBIF European Nodes Meeting2013 Andorran GBIF

  2. ANDORRA Andorra: · 468 km2 · Altitudinal range: 850 to 2940 m a.s.l. · Meanelevation: 2000m a.s.l. · 175 CORINE habitats (28 CI – 53 %) Hereweare!

  3. WHAT’S THE CENMA? CENMA: Centre d’Estudis de la Neui la Muntanyad’Andorra or Snow and Mountain Research Center of Andorra an entity of the Andorran Research Institute (IEA). An interdisciplinary research centre, funding by the Andorran Government, for advancing on the knowledge of the mountain environment. Collecting and diffusing biodiversity information with the SIBA project. Since 2010, the CENMA-IEA is the GBIF Node Manager of Andorra: Copenhagen, 28 September 2010: “on this day the Principality of Andorra became the Global Biodiversity Information Facility’s participant - further entrenching the network’s position as the world’s largest initiative for enabling free access to biodiversity data via the internet”. www.iea.adwww.cenma.ad

  4. Andorran Node Update biodiversity database: connected to ONG, Environment Departments, Universities, Naturals Parks... Participation to GBIF events: · Training sessions organized during the GBIF Committee Meeting taking place in  Buenos Aires (October 2011) · Online training: quality on biodiversity database (GBIF Spain, 2012) Control tasks:· Ensure the respect of authorship· Improving the efficiency of the databaseprocesses · Avoiding projects duplication Andorran Head of Delegation working on become a Voting Participant on the GBIF Governing Board

  5. The Andorra GBIF website Available at www.gbif.adsinceJune 2011 and available in catalan and englishlanguages

  6. The Andorra GBIF website For example: Mussol pirinenc or Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus )

  7. Andorra entries in GBIF Adaptation from the Andorra SIBA: Entries origin: · Own data: flora, bryophytes… · Own scientific programs: SOCA (common birds), BMSAnd (butterflies) … · Collaboration with other entities from Andorra: Natural Parks · Publications:

  8. Andorra entries in GBIF Andorra contribution to GBIF data: 75 000 entries, about 0.02% of the GBIF database

  9. Andorra entries in GBIF Future apportation from Andorra to the GBIF data: 22 000 new entries in 2013

  10. Some doubts and weak points: data quality, trainings... You can help us! Thankyou!

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